Dilemma
Dilemma noun - A situation in which one has to choose between two or more equally unsatisfactory choices.
Puzzle
Puzzle noun - Something hard to understand or explain.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| particular | particular dilemma | particular puzzle |
| similar | similar dilemma | similar puzzle |
| common | common dilemma | common puzzle |
| brief | brief dilemma | brief puzzle |
| Other adjectives: original, single, difficult, simple, actual, entire, real, big, complicated, main, interesting, tricky, new, major, final, classic, bizarre, greatest, different. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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Which Restroom Dilemma: This comic pokes fun at Ashiok's Ambiguous Gender by having Ashiok puzzle over which restroom to use.
Source: Webcomic / 5 Color Control -
Wire Dilemma: The third puzzle in the Bloodstained Hospital game involves figuring out which of seven wires to cut in order to defuse a time bomb.
- During the reactor puzzle in Zero Time Dilemma, Junpei worries that Akane will slip on the icy floor.
Source: Brick Joke / Video Games
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